Austria-Hungary, Imperial. A First War Austro-Hungarian Pilot Badge, c.1917 Archive Gilmore in June 1936 for

Gilmore in June 1936 for his service 2nd Infantry prior to discharge in October 1898

these badges came in three versions: this style with this reverse

The brass scabbard has several minor depressons/"dings" to the lower obverse/reverse shell and edges with obverse shell decorated with a floral and oak leaf motif and an anchor on the upper scabbard between the floral embellished suspension bands

7 mm (h- inclusive of its crown suspension)

Austria-Hungary, Imperial. A First War Austro-Hungarian Pilot Badge, c.1917 Archive Gilmore in June 1936 for(Flugzeugfhrer und Beobachterabzeichen). A textbook Pilot badge, of two piece construction, consisting of a patinated silver eagle clutching gilt lightning bolts, fastened onto a bronze gilt open ended oval shaped and white enamelled laurel wreath via two rivets visible on the reverse, towards the top of the badge is a red and white enamelled shield featuring the black enamelled cipher of Karl I, while the bottom of the wreath is decorated with the